Offensive octane in Philly, defensive titans in Pittsburgh. Sounds like it's gonna be a fun day today!
Post your picks. Who do you think will win and why? Here are my choices, so take a peek and tell me where I'm wrong if I'm wrong.
New England is -3 in Pittsburgh. What? The Steelers aren't even favored at home? That's right. And the reason has to be Rothlisberger. Remember, he's still a rookie. The last rookie to go to the Super Bowl was Dan Marino. San Francisco denied him the victory, remember?
Rothlisberger has had a storybook season. He has not made bonehead decisions while in the pocket that gave away a game. But taking a look at last week's game, he damn near gave it away, throwing two interceptions late in the game. Had the Jets gained just one more yard, Rothlisberger and the Steelers would be watching this game taking place in Foxboro.
Expect trench warfare, a thousand casualities for a measly ten feet of gained territory. The Pats easily handled Peyton "Cut That Meat!" Manning and the high-powered Colts last week. Peyton "Here we go insurance adjusters" Manning, after topping Dan Marino's season TD pass record could not throw just one against the Pats. With Dillon in the lineup today for the Pats, ball control will be the name of the game again. Make Rothlisberger beat you. Stack up against The Bus.
My pick: Pats cover the spread and win by the score of 16-14.
Now for the battle of the birds. Well, what can I say? What can anyone say? This game has a very strange aura.
Will Andy Reid devise a defense to successfully box in Michael Vick?
He'd better.
The Eagles are without the field-stretching and locker room booty-call man Terrell Owens. Hey, the team can wait when you have a woman in a towel in your locker room, right?
Anyway, McNabb's key weapon is gone. Look for the Falcons to put eight in the box and force McNabb to beat them with the pass.
After all that, I still have no idea nor a feel for how this one will go. Dome teams normally don't do well in the snow in January. Remember that Mr. "Cut That Meat!"? But, and it's a mighty big "but" (no, not Hitlary's), Vick did beat the Packers in Lambeau Field when it was definitely the frozen tundra.
My, my. So many variables. I thought this was football, not calculus.
My pick: Forget the Falcons being +5.5 point underdogs. The O/U is 37. The smart choice, then, would be to take the over.
There it is, rdb3's prediction. Last week, I went a meager 4 for 4 against the line. Heh, heh... Can I be another Swami today? You tell me.
